In the end, I’d rather be warm than virtuous as I trade my Yankee resoluteness for some Southern comfort.

Heading out into the woods or down a country road can serve as a balm when one is steeped in despair.

It started with a hurricane, but turned into a tradition enhanced by chainsaw camaraderie in the woods.

Or at least read him a lecture on why patients are not to be exploited for his kid’s sake.

In a classic ‘Lassie’ moment, my childhood dog saved my life by ‘telling’ my mother that something bad had happened.